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i @ninth gieten twt @Hite FREDRICK J. SEYMOUR, OF WOLCOTTVILLE, CONNECTICUT. Letters Patent No.- 63,950, Aczlateal April 16, 1867.

IMPROVED TWINE-HOLDER.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK J. SEYMOUR, of Wolcottville, in the'county of Litchield, und State of Connecticut', have invented, made, and applied to use, a. certain new and useful Improvement in Twine-Holders;

`und I do hereby declare the following to be n full. clealgend exact description of the said invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making part of this specification, wherein- Figure 1 is n. verticalsection of said twine-bolder; and

Figure 2 is im elevation of the same.

Similar letters denote the same parts.

Twine-holders and reels have heretofore been placed in an elevated position, so that the twine could be pulled off as required for use. In these, however, diiculty often arose from the twine unwinding in consequence of its own weight hanging from the reel or holder.

My twine-holder is formed of two parts, hinged together and provided with a suspending ring or eye, so that the hall of twine can be placed in the holder with facility, and I employ a. friction-brake applied to the twine toprevent its running out by its own weight. l

In the drawing, a is the upper section of the twine-holder case, and the lower section; c is the hinge for connecting them together; 1i is the hasp, and pin by which the parts of the onse are retained when closed upon the ball of twine; e is the suspending ring or eye-hook. The lower part oi' the twine-holder is' formed with en opening for the string to pass out, nndfis the brake for the twine, formedns a plate with slots, as seen in tig. 2, for the twine to be laced back rund forth through these slots, and thereby produce the necessary friction to prevent the twine running out by its'olwn weight, at the same time the twine will draw oi` freely when pulled upon, and theslots in the brake will allow aJ knot to pass.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A twine-holder formed of a. metallic case'fitted so as to be suspended, and provided with n. brake to prevent the cord or twine running out by its own weight, as specified. I

Dated December' 22, 1866.

FREDK J. SEYMOUR.

Witnesses:

Gso. D. WALKER, CHAs. H. SMITH. 

